The Hamza Nama Spies Attack the City of Kaymar draws on Persian and Indian sources. Which one of the following elements of this painting is the odd one out by its source?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Trees and creepers
Option (1) Patterns on the floor — From Persian sources. The rich intricate patterns on the floor, columns and canopy come from Persian sources.
Option (2) Four-limbed animals — From Persian sources. The four-limbed animals are Persian, as are the rocks.
Option (3) Trees and creepers — From an Indian source. The trees and creepers point to an Indian source, as does the palette of pure yellows, reds and browns.
Option (4) Patterns on the canopy — From Persian sources. The patterns on the canopy are Persian, like those on the floor and columns.
Note: This topic was not named in the CUET 2026 syllabus, but it was part of the NCERT chapter. In 2025 and 2026, NTA also asked questions on topics in NCERT that the CUET syllabus did not name. So our mocks have questions from every part of the NCERT chapter, to give you enough practice. Read the whole chapter, not only the sub-topics named in the syllabus.
NCERT (2026-27): “Early Mughal Painting …In Hamza Nama painting, Spies Attack the City of Kaymar (1567–82), the space is sharply cut and divided so as to facilitate visual reading of the narrative. … The faces are largely seen in profile. However, three–fourth faces are also shown. The rich intricate patterns on the floor, columns and canopy are from Persian sources as also the four-limbed animals and rocks. Trees and creepers indicate Indian source as also the rich palette of pure yellows, reds and browns.”
Spies of Hamza attack the City of Kaymar, 1567–1582, Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna |
